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Cisco IPICS Server Installation Guide
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Overview
This chapter provides an overview of the Cisco IPICS server software installation.
It also contains information about system requirements for the Cisco IPICS server
software and the PMC application.
This chapter includes the following sections:
• Installation Overview, page 1-1
• Installed Components, page 1-4
• System Requirements, page 1-4
Installation Overview
The Cisco IPICS server software is installed on supported Cisco Media
Convergence Systems (MCS) servers. The installation process involves first
installing the Cisco Linux operating system and then installing the Cisco IPICS
server software. All of the software that you need for Cisco IPICS is contained on
two CDs that are packaged with the product.
You would typically perform the Cisco Linux and Cisco IPICS installations in the
same session, although you can choose to install the operating system and then
install the Cisco IPICS server software at a later time.
The software that installs the Cisco Linux operating system and Cisco IPICS
server software is mostly automated, but it does require some user interaction to
complete. The installation procedures include the following steps: